Record-holder.



F. HUIZDIL.

RECORD HOLDER.

APPucATmN HLED JAN. 28. I916.

Patentefi July 17, 191?.

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RECORD-HOLDER.

Application filed January 28, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HUIZDIL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county ofWayne and State of Michigamhave invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Record-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in record holdersand is particularly adapted for use in connection with talking machinecabinets for holding the records used thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is arrangedso that upon the pressing of a button, the desired record may beproduced and may be readily removed from the holder and placed on the.

machine ready for playing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device particularlyadapted for use in connection with disk records which may be easily andcheaply constructed of sheet metal or any other desired material.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which is springactuated so that upon pressure on a button the desired record will beautomatically moved out of the cabinet.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a view showing this improved device applied to the ordinarytype of cabinet.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view on an enlarged scalethrough Fig. 1 illustrating the device moved inwardly and ready foroperation.

Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2, showing the device after it has beenoperated and in record delivering position.

Fig. 4 is an edge view or the record delivering frame.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail sectional view illustrating indetail the'latch means and the delivering arm, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1917..

Serial No. 74,915.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the trip arm.

Referring to the drawings the-numeral 1 designates the cabinet of anordinary talking machine and mounted vertically within the cabinet nearone side is the shaft 2 on which the record supporting mechanisms aremounted. It is to be understood that any number of record supportingmechanlsms may be placed within the cabinet and each of said mechanismscomprises the various elements which will be more fully hereinafterdescribed.

Taking up in detail the description of the record delivering mechanism,reference will be had particularly to Figs. 2 to 6 inclusive in whichthe numeral 3 designates generally the record. delivering arm consistingof a curved base member or back i having formed at opposite ends theconverging arms 5. The arms join and form the stem 6 provided at itsouter end with an upstanding lug 7 for engagement in the apertures inthe center of the usual record. Formed at opposite ends, of the base 4are the hooks 8 which extend upwardly and inwardly and cooperate insupporting the record in place with the lug 7. Formed integrally withthe base 4L intermediate its ends and on the edge the plate 9 in forminga support for the record delivering arm which is journaled on the shaft2 as will be more fully hereina point centrally thereof is an opening 12which alines with a similar opening 13 formed in the plate 11 and theseopenings are adapted to receive the shaft or axle 2 and to allow thearms to swing on said shaft.

Formed integrally with the plates. 9 at the rear edge thereof andextending out .wardly therefrom is a flange 14 provided with theextension 15 forming an arm to whichthe spring which will be more fullyhereinafter described is connected. The edge of the flangel l near thepoint where said flange joins the base4 is curved as at after described.Formed in the plate 9 at 16 and provided at its extreme inner end with anotch 17 for a latch or lug 22, the use of which will appear as thedescription proceeds.

Cooperating with the delivering arm 3 1s the latch arm designatedgenerally by the numeral 18 comprising a central body 19 having formedintegral therewith the releasing push arm 20. This push arm curves asshown away from the body 19 and extends through the wall of the cabinet1 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Formed at a point substantiallydiametrically opposite the arm 20 on the body 19 is a shank 21 which isformed on one edge near the point where it joins the body with anangularly extending lug 22. This lug is adapted for engagement in thenotch 17 when the delivering arm is in its innermost position asillustrated in Figs. 2 and 5. A suitable elongated opening 23 is formedcentrally of the body 19 and is arranged with its longitudinal axisextending in the direction of the arm 20. This elongated opening isadapted for the reception of the shaft 2 and is arranged so as to permita slight movement of the trip arm with relation to the delivering armand shaft so that when the device is set ready for operation and the lug22 is in engagement with the Walls of the notch 17 the delivering armmay be released by a slight pressure on the arm 20 thereby moving thelug out of engagement and permitting the delivering arm to swing. Formedat the outer end of the arm 21 is an angularly extending head 24 towhich is connected the spring 25.

In order to cause the delivering arm to swing on its pivot a suitableretractile coil spring 25 is connected to swing the head 24 and the arm15 and it will thus be seen that the delivering arm will tend to swingoutwardly into delivering position.

The extreme outer ends of the arms 20 extend through transverse slotsformed in the guide plates designated generally by the numeral 26 whichcomprise the back or body 27 having formed thereon at spaced intervalsthe extensions 28 which are spaced from each other a distance suflicientto accommodate the arms 20.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use when one of therecords is desired a slight inward pressure is applied to the outwardlyextending portion of the arm 20 and it will thus be seen that the armwill cause thebody 19 to move inwardly so as .to disengage the lug 22from the notch 17 and this action will allow the spring 25 to swing thearm 15 toward the head 24 and thereby simultaneously swing the arm 3outwardly into delivering position. Upon returning the record the sameis placed onthe arm 3 and moved inwardly and it will be seen that thespring 25 will be tensioncd and the said spring will also tend to movethe lug 22 guided by the curved surface 16 into the notch 17 and therebylock the record arm in its innermost position and hold the same untilthe extending portion of the arm 20 is moved inwardly, and the operationof the device repeated.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a recordcabinet, a record carrier arm pivotally mounted within the cabinet, aspring normally urging said arm to swing outwardly, a latch for holdingthe arm in its innermost position, a push rod for releasing said latchand a head at the inner end of the latch connected to the spring so thatwhen the spring is tensioned it will tend to move the latch intooperative position with relation to the carrier arm.

2. In a device of the class described, a record cabinet, a carrier armpivotally mounted within said cabinet, a latch slidably mounted on thepivot of the carrier arm, said latch being adapted to engage the arm tohold the same in its innermost position, a spring normally tending toswing the arm into its outermost position and a thumb piece on the latchprojecting through the casing so that upon exerting pressure on thethumb piece the carrier arm will be swung outwardly.

3. In a record cabinet, a pivoted delivery arm, a releasing push armslidably mounted with relation to the arm, a lug on the push arm toengage and hold the delivery arm in its innermost position, and a springconnected to the delivery arm and to said releasing push arm to urge thedelivery arm into delivering position and also to hold the lug inengagement with the arm to hold said arm in closed position.

4. In a record cabinet, a vertical pivot, a delivery arm mounted on saidpivot, a record support on said delivery arm, a finger extending fromthe delivery arm in a direction opposite from the record support, thedelivery arm being provided with a notch at the point where the recordsupport joins the same, a push arm slidablv and pivotally mounted on thepivot of the delivery arm, a head at the inner end of the push arm, astop lug on the push arm intermediate the head and its pivotal point,said stop being adapted to engage in the notch of the delivery arm toprevent the same from swinging outwardly until pressure is applied tothe push arm to move the lug out In testimong whereof I afix mysignature of the notch and a spring;il connected to Tillie in presence 0two witnesses.

head and to the finger sai spring norma y tending to move the deliveryarm outwardly FRANK HUIZDH" when the device is in closed position andWitnesses:

also serving to hold the lug in the notch H. P. PAULGERQ fi when thedevice is in its closed position. I. M. GETCHELL- copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofJPatentn, Washington, D. 0.

